1970 Oregon gubernatorial election

The 1970 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1970. In a rematch of the 1966 contest, Republican incumbent Tom McCall defeated Democratic nominee Robert W. Straub to win re-election.

1970 Oregon gubernatorial election

← 1966 November 3, 1970 1974 →
 
Nominee Tom McCall Robert Straub
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 369,964 293,892
Percentage 55.6% 44.2%

County results:

McCall:      50–60%      60–70%

Straub:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

Tom McCall
Republican

Elected Governor

Tom McCall
Republican

Candidates edit

Democratic edit

Republican edit

Election results edit

Oregon gubernatorial election, 1970[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom McCall (incumbent) 369,964 55.52
Democratic Robert W. Straub 293,892 44.10
write-ins 2,538 0.38
Total votes 666,394 100
Republican hold

Results by county. Those with their names in bold backed the winning candidate.

Results by County edit

County Tom McCall

Republican

Bob Straub

Democratic

% # % #
Baker 37.57% 1,895 61.16% 3,085
Benton 69.73% 10,796 29.68% 4,596
Clackamas 54.78% 29,289 44.82% 23,961
Clatsop 56.25% 6,009 43.49% 4,646
Columbia 45.6% 4,298 53.89% 5,079
Coos 45.1% 8,213 54.85% 9,989
Crook 52.5% 1,680 47.25% 1,512
Curry 50.46% 2,044 49.25% 1,995
Deschutes 57.62% 5,555 42.16% 4,064
Douglas 48.18% 9,795 50.77% 10,322
Gilliam 46.32% 409 53.68% 474
Grant 48.15% 1,054 51.39% 1,125
Harney 50.82% 1,112 48.72% 1,066
Hood River 55.19% 2,303 44.21% 1,845
Jackson 58.84% 16,057 41.05% 11,203
Jefferson 59.8% 1,583 39.78% 1,053
Josephine 54.43% 6,530 44.35% 5,321
Klamath 47.44% 6,617 51.46% 7,178
Lake 49.51% 1,003 50.15% 1,016
Lane 55.93% 35,903 43.76% 28,090
Lincoln 56.83% 5,185 42.09% 3,480
Linn 48.93% 9,854 51.02% 10,275
Malheur 60.46% 3,832 38.2% 2,421
Marion 58.78% 26,579 40.98% 18,530
Morrow 46.48% 825 47.49% 843
Multnomah 55.55% 108,161 44.2% 86,072
Polk 56.83% 5,998 43.04% 4,542
Sherman 56.25% 486 43.17% 373
Tillamook 60.71% 3,794 38.95% 2,434
Umatilla 51.41% 6,708 48.02% 6,266
Union 47.46% 3,096 52.35% 3,415
Wallowa 55.47% 1,319 44.53% 1,059
Wasco 53.48% 3,506 46.0% 3,016
Washington 62.88% 31,252 36.81% 18,292
Wheeler 38.64% 238 61.04% 376
Yamhill 60.56% 6,986 39.16% 4,518

References edit

  1. ^ "OR Governor Race – Nov 3, 1970". Our Campaign. Retrieved November 12, 2010.